My company (with whom I've been working for the last 10 years) is asking me to sign a new confidentiality agreement with the following paragraph: You hereby assign to the Company by way of future assignment all Copyright, design right and other proprietary rights (if any) for the full terms thereof throughout the World in re...
I am implementing a WCF service (Contract A) that will eventually make calls to a standalone service (Contract B) hosted by the client. At design-time when the client queries my service's WSDL to build its proxy, I'd like to include the WSDL for Contract B so the client can build its service around that. Unfortunately, I can't figure out...
I currently work on contract/consulting on site for various local subcontracting firms. I've been making a effort to grow into my own company and one of the things I'd like to start doing is working form my own office at home. I've located sites like www.odesk.com www.elance.com but dear Lord they don't pay well. A quick perusal of th...
Hi, I've finally found a client for my hosted software - the first time I've ever sold software. I want both parties to sign a contract specifying things like expected uptime, payment schedules, etc., so that no one feels like they've been cheated, but I'm not a lawyer and can't really afford one right now. Does anyone know how to sta...
Peter Stevens has a great summary of different agile contract models on his blog. I've decided that I like one of them the best (Time and Materials with Variable Scope and Cost Ceiling) for a project I'm initiating, but I can't find a sample contract or template for such a contract. Anyone know where I could find something like that? ...
I am considering the move to the other side of development, as a contract programmer. SO has given me a good few hints on the kind of figures to quote ( and why ), and a few points to bear in mind such as Non-competition and [IP Protection] Having worked as a programmer for a while, I know that a few reasons for deadline delays may ...
I understand that I cannot add preconditions on an interface implementation. I have to create a contract class where I define contracts on elements that are seen by the interface. But in the following case, how can add a contract on an internal state of the implementation that is therefore not known at the interface definition level ? ...
My current employer has an "I own you contract". The wording was very ambiguous so I didn't understand it when I signed it. Needless to say, I have left this company and will be looking for a new job. Which companies that you know of have the same policy so I know not to waste my time with them? Any of the big names (Adobe, Google, Amaz...
I am an independent software contractor. Companies hire me to write very specific pieces of software in a particular industry. I bill/invoice companies only for the hours spent working on the specific project they have me working on. A new client of mine recently sent me a service agreement that will cover the time period over the next ...
What is a freelancer's liability in the case of data loss, system outage, money lose, injury, death, and all other bad things that can arise from the use of the software? I understand this is something that can be arranged in a written contract. But what are the standards if software was exchanged for money with no written contract. Th...
Generally, I try and avoid using inheritance in WCF contracts, preferring composition. But in the following situation... I have a service operation that can result in one of two things: ResultA and ResultB. There is a boolean/enum in the response message to report this outcome. There are a number of other properties in the response ...
Hi all! I have a code contract on some interface IImageRepository: [ContractClassFor(typeof(IImageRepository))] sealed class IImageRepositoryContract : IImageRepository { IImage IImageRepository.GetById(int imageId) { Contract.Requires(imageId > 0); return default(IImage); } } I want to test code contract...
Just got back from a client that asked to have an early termination clause added into a proposed maintenance contract. The contract is to be for a full year with option to renew. The client may pay monthly or all upfront. I'm wondering what is a good early termination fee assuming I should have one? No fee Fixed fee 2-4 months of month...
Hello! Problem: I am looking for good introduction about type systems, which are based on contracts/constraints (sorry, I don't remember which term one is appropriate for a type system). I need that information to be able to implement an experimental type system of such kind. As far as I know, such type system is used in XSD (Xml Sch...
For example team A and team B are working on different applications that need to implement a similar feature. The feature in question relies on a database and the database is under the control of team B. Even though the user interfaces of the two applications are based on different technologies, the functionality is supposed to be roughl...
Here is the typical way of accomplishing this goal: public void myContractualMethod(final String x, final Set<String> y) { if ((x == null) || (x.isEmpty())) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("x cannot be null or empty"); } if (y == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("y cannot be null"); } /...
I am a co-op at a company and I was tasked with patching Roumen Petrov's OpenSSH w/ x509 certificates patch (http://www.roumenpetrov.info/openssh/) to include one of the features in his wanted list: wildcards in Distinguished Names. On his site he says that he will gladly accept patches. After finishing, I asked my manager to implore th...
Greetings, in our company we are developing wcf service. This is used as a server and it works quite well. Hover there is a wish from customer that after they login to application they would like to see which users are logged in too. I read about CallbackContract (based on some wcf chat application). How can we achive this goal? ...
Hi, I'm looking to outsource some web development projects which I will not have the time to complete for my clients. Are there existing Agreement/Contract pro-forma's available (I've only seen 1 on the web, but it's from the standpoint of the outsourcee[service provider]). What clauses do you think are wise to include in the agreem...
I am trying to create auto-fillable contract with several pages in latest iReport. The problem is it allows to create one big page or create several static pages with static text, but my text is flexible. thanks. ...